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KC-30 and KC-45A Tanker: what a mess!

Rome, Italy - But this is not the only case. Worse for the US presidential helicopter

Sometimes happens that the same airplane or helicopter are known with different names. The last case regards the refuelling aircraft destined to the USAF. The tender for the replacement of the Tanker's fleet of the USAF (see AVIONEWS for more details) has been won by the Northrop Grumman KC-30 (partnership with EADS), an airplane based on Airbus A-330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport), that now...

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Rome, Italy, 03/11/2008 18:28
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